Designing Serendipity
Once up on a time in a land far away, there was a great and powerful king by the name of Giaffer. He had three prince sons, who were very dear to him. As every parent would be, he also was concerned with their education, as they one day would rule the kingdom. For that […]
Childlike imagination
What can you learn from your children? Quite some years ago now, being on parental leave with my son and daughter, taught med something I have reflected on a lot. Being privileged becoming a father in Sweden, where you are offered 6 months of parental paid leave per child and parent, you can learn a […]
The Innovation Leader and the System
Last year, about this time, I had the privilege to be one of the first 10 to be certified by RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, as Innovation Leader. The certification is based on the standardisation work currently being done by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), and driven by the Swedish Association of Innovation Leaders, […]
Moving from Enhancement to Transformation
When working with innovation in a corporate setting there is always a challenge regarding what to venture or not, even if you all ready has set you strategic direction within various areas. Transforming your corporation by redefinition, allowing for creation of new tasks previously inconceivable. To be able to redefine your way of working, finding […]
Social Capital is Key to Driving Innovation
Openness, empathy, inclusion and collaboration are key to an innovation culture. Innovation is all about connectedness, ideation and collaboration between individuals, sharing reflections and findings, and realising potential together. It is in all my experience ideas shared, that grow to something of height potential, through collective intelligence it take off and fly. There are many […]